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perfumed and for that reason we are glad to have them blow in our direction.
The south breeze always has a violet odor; the north breeze has the fragrance
of wild roses; the east breeze is perfumed with lilies-of-the-valley and the west
wind with lilac blossoms. So we need no weathervane to tell us which way the
wind is blowing. We have only to smell the perfume and it informs us at once."
Inside the house they found the Ork, and Button-Bright regarded the strange,
birdlike creature with curious interest. After examining it closely for a time he
asked:
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Which way does your tail whirl?"
Either way," said the Ork.
Button-Bright put out his hand and tried to spin it.
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Don't do that!" exclaimed the Ork.
Why not?" inquired the boy.
Because it happens to be my tail, and I reserve the right to whirl it myself,"
explained the Ork.
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Let's go out and fly somewhere," proposed Button-Bright. "I want to see how
the tail works."
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Not now," said the Ork. "I appreciate your interest in me, which I fully
deserve; but I only fly when I am going somewhere, and if I got started I might
not stop."
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That reminds me," remarked Cap'n Bill, "to ask you, friend Ork, how we are
going to get away from here?"
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Get away!" exclaimed the Bumpy Man. "Why don't you stay here? You won't
find any nicer place than Mo."
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Have you been anywhere else, sir?"
No; I can't say that I have," admitted the Mountain Ear.
Then permit me to say you're no judge," declared Cap'n Bill. "But you haven't
answered my question, friend Ork. How are we to get away from this
mountain?"
The Ork reflected a while before he answered.
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